The USGS has published reports and journal articles on a large number of topics related to the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. Some recent reports are online. Findings from the publications are used by Chesapeake Bay Program resource managers and policy makers to make science-based decisions for ecosystem conservation and restoration. USGS...

Dr. James E. McKenna, Jr. is a Research Ecologist with the Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science (TLAS, USGS/GLSC) in Cortland, NY. He has an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Biological Oceanography from the University of Rhode Island. He came to Central New York after studying fish community and fisheries issues in the Antarctic and Florida. He has...

October 2008 to present: I am currently Chief of the US Bird Banding Laboratory for USGS, responsible for administering the national bird banding program and the data management system for bird banding and band encounter datasets. My personal banding activities are focused on banding hummingbirds in the mid-Atlantic region, especially hummingbirds...

Unlike their smiling cartoon brethren on television, since 2013, real-life sea stars have been suffering from a wasting disease epidemic in which they lose limbs and literally disintegrate in a matter of days.

A screenshot from the USGS film "Living with Fire".
USGS is investigating ways to balance community fire risk management and native habitat conservation as part of the USGS Southern California Wildfire Risk Scenario Project, analyzing both human factors and natural factors.
Fire images courtesy of Tim Walton, Photo One Productions, CALFIRE. Shared...